Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-01

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NASHVILLE Americana
Mr.. +. &. Leake, Jr., vice-presideut OF
the Tennessee Midland Railway. Company,
WAS seen By an American reporter In Room
"a az the Maxwell House yesterday alter
noon, busily engaged with Mr.. Y. ID. Chris
tiap. OF Richmond, Va, one OF the directors
Of the company, Mr.. X. l.. Traylor, secre-
tsrv and treasurer, Colonel Josiah Pattor-
son, attorney, and several Nashville gentle
men who are Interested In the road. He very
readily consented TO give the Information
desired In regard 10 this great enterprise
which is now the absorbing topic through
out the Stale.
"Regardiug the progress and prospects
Of the road,v said Mr.. Leake, "since Octo'
Der, 1856, we have bad fully-eqnipped en-
Qipeering parties making surveys and ex-
aminations throughout the length oil the
State, and over 100000 has already been
expended In these examinations. The
route from Memphis to Nashville through
shelby, Fayetie, Hardeman, Madison,
Henderson, Perry. Decatur, Hickman,
williamson and Davidson counties has
been definitely selected, and the final loca-
ton from Memphis to the Tennessee river,
1855 miles, is now being made and the work
prepared for immediate letting. From
Memphis to Nashville the road passes
through the following towns Somerville,
Jackson, Lexington, Decaturville. Linden,
and Centreville.
Advertisement for the letting to contract
Of this division OF the road will be made
next week, and the work OF construction
will be vigorously prosecuted with view
TO completing the road and putting 1t IN
operation from Memphis to Jackson 10y jan
uary lst, and TO the Tennessee river early
IeXt spring.
"The division from the Tennessee river TO
Nashville will he let 10 contract as soon as
the applications can be made and the local
subscriptions voted. East from Nashville
the route Is as yet undetermined. Several
lines have been surveyed, but on account
OF the heavy work through the Gambler
land mountains every possible route is be-.
ing examined 10 orGtr 70 secure the best
line on low grade. Examinations nave
been made OF routes mp the yIlleys OF both
Clinch and PowelIs rivers TO the State line,
and surveys are now being made from
Knoxville cast up the valley OF Holston
river TO Virginia, aud from Knoxville west
to q connection ut the Cincinnati Southern
Win Tue line culNtitu tAAOush tsO YUM
bCrland mountaips.'
The reporter asked II the counties and
towns to which application bad been made
bad voted subscriptions TO the road. Mr..
Leake replied that the local interest mani
tested everywhere had been very gratifying.
The city OF Jackson has voted subscrip-
ten OF Sl25.000 to the capital stock OF the
company, Henderson county $4,000, aud
the other counties between Memphis and
the Tennessee river about $4,000.
The reporter suggested that judging
from the Knoxville papers the interest in
East Tennessee was very great. lie re-
piled that the people OF that section were
very enthusiasts; that on Monday next be
would submit applications TO the city oil
Knoxville for a subscription OF 100000 to
the capital stock OF the company, and to
Roane county for 100000, and he had
every assurance from the people that these
subscriptions would be promptly voted.
As soon as they are voted arrangements
will be made n construct the division OF
the road from Knoxville to the CINCINNATI
Southern.
AS to what would be expected at Nash
vile, Dir. Leake said that os soon as the
route east had been selected and the final
location made he would make an appllca-
ton to Nashville substantially in ac'
cordance with his proposition made to the
Merchants Exchange-viz., subscrip.
ton OF 100000 to the capital stock OF
the company, payable in the bonds OF the
county when the road is completed and In
operation.
When asked what had been done In re.
gard to the charter of the Knoxville and
Midland Railway Company filed here Fri.
day, Mr.. Leake replied that meeting OF
the cOrporators had been held on that
day and the organization OF the company
perfected by the election OF I. G. Leake,
Jr., president and Robert l.. Traylor Sec
rotary and treasurer. The directors are L.
c. Leake, Jr., and +. ID. Christian, oil
Richmond, Va {; Or. ID. t. Porter, Robert
l.. TrayIor, Ben. Wilson, and Colonel Jo-
slab Patterson, OF Memphis; and DR.. VIII
liam Morrow and Colonel james l.. Gaines,
OF Nashville. This company is organized
as an auxiliary Of tie Tennessee Midland,
TO enable that company 10 carry its main
line ria Knoxville instead OF bull ting a
branch to that city as was at first contem'
plated.